Tag: Art
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Raja Ravi Varma, Tillottama 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of Hindu mythology, With Footnotes – 98
Raja Ravi Varma, 1848 -1906 Untitled (Tillottama), c. 1896 Oil on canvas 20 x 13¼ in. (50.8 x 33.5 cm.) Private collection Tilottama is a Apsaras, celestial nymphs, from Hindu mythology. In the epic Mahabharata, Tilottama was created at Brahma’s request by using the best possible assets to create an almost perfect being. Her purpose was to…
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ANTONIO JACOBSEN, Harmonia 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #109
ANTONIO JACOBSEN, 1850-1921 Harmonia, circa 1875-76. Oil on canvas 18 by 30 inches, (45.7 by 76.2 cm) Private collection Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (November 2, 1850 – February 2, 1921) was a Danish-born American maritime artist known as the “Audubon of Steam Vessels”. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark where he attended the Royal Academy…
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Franz Richard Unterberger, RIO DEI OGNISSANTI WITH SANTA MARIA DEL ROSARIO, VENICE 01 Paintings of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, Antoine Bouvard, with foot notes. #36
Franz Richard Unterberger, 1837 – 1902, AUSTRIAN RIO DEI OGNISSANTI WITH SANTA MARIA DEL ROSARIO, VENICE Oil on canvas 78.5 by 119.5cm., 31 by 47in. Private collection Painted from the Rio dei Ognissanti looking north west, facing the Ponte Trevisan with the church of Santa Maria del Rosario in the background. More on this painting The…
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Raphael von Ambros, MERCHANT BEFORE THE SABIL OF NAFISA AL-BAYDA, CAIRO 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 20
Raphael von Ambros, 1845-1895, AUSTRIAN MERCHANT BEFORE THE SABIL OF NAFISA AL-BAYDA, CAIRO Oil on panel 46 by 31cm., 18 by 12¼in. Private collection This Ottoman building built by Nafisa al-Bayda dates back to the year of 1796 AD. Nafisa al-Bayda began her life as a slave and then was married in the mid 1700s to a man…
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Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger, Aristocratic ladies promenading at the city walls, 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #36
Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger, (FRENCH 1824 – 1888) Aristocratic ladies promenading at the city walls, c. 1869 Oil on canvas 73 x 50cm Private collection Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger (25 April 1824 – October 1888) was a French figure painter known for his classical and Orientalist subjects. He was born at Paris in 1824, and orphaned at age…
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FAITH RINGGOLD, Somebody Stole My Broken Heart 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, of the 18th & 19th C., with Footnotes. #35
FAITH RINGGOLD, (1930 – ) Somebody Stole My Broken Heart, c. 2004 Acrylic and pen and ink on wove paper 610×457 mm; 24×18 inches Private collection With this work on paper, Faith Ringgold depicts the first panel of her 2004 Jazz Stories: Mama can Sing, Papa can Blow series of story quilts. The quilt series…
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Raphael, The Miraculous Draught of Fishes 01 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 47 c
Raphael, 1483 – 1520 The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, c. 1515-1516 Bodycolour on paper on canvas 320 × 390 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London Pope Leo X commissions Raphael to design ten draperies for the lower parts of the walls of the Sistine Chapel. In 1515-16 Raphael creates the cartoons for the wool and…
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Jean-Jacques Henner, Saint Fabiola 01 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 47b
Jean-Jacques Henner, 1829 – 1905 Saint Fabiola copy of lost original Saint Fabiola was a nurse (physician) and Roman matron of rank of the company of noble Roman women who, under the influence of the Church father St. Jerome gave up all earthly pleasures and devoted themselves to the practice of Christian asceticism and charitable work. More…
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MIGUEL RUDECINDO CONTRERAS, MARY AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible!, With Footnotes – 96
MIGUEL RUDECINDO CONTRERAS, (MEX., ACT. MID 18TH CENTURY) MARY AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS Oil on canvas 167 x 106 cm Private collection The crucifixion of Jesus occurred in 1st-century Judea, most likely between AD 30 and 33. Jesus’ crucifixion is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles. Jesus…
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Hans Bohrdt, Wilhelm Gustloff in the Port of Hamburg, c. 1939 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #104
Hans Bohrdt, (11 February 1857 – 19 December 1945) Wilhelm Gustloff in the Port of Hamburg, c. 1939 Oil on canvas 80 x 120 cm Private collection MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German cruise ship transformed into a military transport ship. She was sunk on 30 January 1945 by Soviet submarine S-13 in the Baltic Sea,…
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FLINT Sir William Russell, The Palace with green posts 01 Paintings of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #33
FLINT Sir William Russell, 1880-1969 (United Kingdom) The Palace with green posts, c. 1928 Watercolor on paper Private Collection The Doge’s Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former…
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School of Paris, Parisian Grand Boulevard 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 30 – With Footnotes
Unknown, School of Paris, 20th CENTURY Parisian Grand Boulevard OIL ON CANVAS 30″ by 40″ Private collection Boulevards of Paris are boulevards which form an important part of the urban landscape of Paris. The boulevards were constructed in several phases by central government initiative as infrastructure improvements, but are very much associated with strolling and leisurely enjoyment in…
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William Edward Webb, View of a Harbor 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #109
William Edward Webb, English, 1862-1903 View of a Harbor Oil on canvas 22 x 38 inches (56 x 96.5 cm) Private collection William Edward Webb (British, 1862-1903). A permanent resident of Manchester, he widely frequented the coasts and ports of Great Britain, producing an impressive output of active scenes celebrating the challenges faced by those who…
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ROMAN SCHOOL, EARLY SEVENTEENTH CENTURY, The Giant Orion 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 20
ROMAN SCHOOL, EARLY SEVENTEENTH CENTURY The Giant Orion Oil on canvas 50 5/8 by 39 1/2 in.; 128.6 by 100.3 cm. In Greek mythology, Orion was a giant huntsman whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion. In Greek literature he first appears as a great hunter in Homer’s epic the Odyssey, where…
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Amos Sewell, Peg-legged Captain 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #103
Amos Sewell (American, 1901-1983) Peg-legged Captain Oil on board 32 x 24 in. (sight) Amos F. Sewell, (1901-1983), was born in Oakland, California. By 1921 he had a job as a bank clerk and he studied night classes at the California School of Fine Arts. In his spare time he drew unsolicited interior story illustrations…
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